New York State Liberal Arts Teacher Certification Requirements

Additionally, candidates must meet New York State teacher certification requirements for liberal arts before being certified. While it is not mandatory to have all of the liberal arts requirements met before the start of the program, we look for candidates who have met most, if not all of them. These requirements may be met at the undergraduate or graduate levels, but are not courses that are offered within the TR@TC2 program or course sequence. Please refer to all prior coursework completed at accredited institutions to decide which liberal arts requirements you have completed.

Candidates applying to be certified as Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) must have completed: (3 semester hours is a standard equivalent to a 3 credit course)

3 semester hours of Mathematics

3 semester hours of English

3 semester hours of Science

3 semester hours of Social Studies

12 semester hours of Language (other than English)

Candidates applying to be certified as Teachers to Students with Disabilities (TSWD 7-12) must have completed: (3 semester hours is a standard equivalent to a 3 credit course)

6 semester hours of Mathematics

6 semester hours of English

6 semester hours of Science

6 semester hours of Social Studies

3 semester hours of Language (other than English)

Candidates applying to be certified as Teachers of Biology (7-12) must have completed: (3 semester hours is a standard equivalent to a 3 credit course)